ArusGrid tracks 12 active data center projects in Chennai, India, with 602 MW of planned IT load. Of these, 9 are operational, 1 is operational and expanding, 1 is at the land and permitting stage and 1 is announced only. Operators have disclosed 205 MW actually running, a figure most of them do not publish.
The largest project is AirTrunk MAA1 at 128 MW, at the land and permitting stage. The operators with the most planned capacity here are AirTrunk (128 MW across 1 project), STT GDC (103 MW across 2 projects) and CtrlS (72 MW across 1 project). Published colocation vacancy in Chennai was 24.2% as of June 2025. Vacancy excludes hyperscaler self-build.
The US export control position for advanced AI chips in India, as of 27 September 2026, is recorded as “No US destination-based licence requirement as enforced”.
| Project | City | Stage | Planned MW | Running MW | Operator | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirTrunk MAA1 | Chennai | Land and permitting | 128 | undisclosed | AirTrunk | Likely |
| CtrlS Chennai datacenter park (DC1 and DC2) | Chennai | Operational | 72 | undisclosed | CtrlS Datacenters | Likely |
| PDG CH1 | Chennai | Announced | 72 | undisclosed | Princeton Digital Group | Likely |
| STT Chennai Ambattur campus (Chennai 2, 3 and 4) | Chennai | Expanding | 58 | 40 | STT GDC India | Likely |
| Nxtra Siruseri campus (CHE 2, CHE 3, DC3) | Chennai | Operational | 47 | 47 | Nxtra by Airtel | No signal either way |
| STT Chennai 7 (Siruseri campus) | Chennai | Operational | 45 | 7.2 | STT GDC India | Likely |
| Techno Digital TD-1 Chennai | Chennai | Operational | 36 | undisclosed | Techno Digital Infra | Likely |
| NTT Chennai 2 campus | Chennai | Operational | 35 | 17 | NTT Global Data Centers | No signal either way |
| AdaniConneX Chennai 1 | Chennai | Operational | 33 | 17 | AdaniConneX | No signal either way |
| L&T Vyoma CHN 1 | Sriperumbudur | Operational | 30 | 30 | Larsen & Toubro Vyoma | No signal either way |
| Sify Chennai 02 Siruseri campus | Chennai | Operational | 26 | 26 | Sify Infinit Spaces | Confirmed |
| Digital Connexion MAA10 | Chennai | Operational | 20 | 20 | Digital Connexion | Likely |
AirTrunk · STT GDC · CtrlS · Princeton Digital Group · NTT · AdaniConneX · Sify
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